Our countrymen in chains! /
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| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
[Anti-Slavery Society of New York],
[1835?]
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| Item Description: | Printed in three columns divided by double line. At head of title, in upper half, woodcut of kneeling male slave above banner proclaiming: Am I not a man and a brother? The design was originally adopted as the seal of the Society for the Abolition of Slavery in England in the 1780s, and appeared on several images for the society made by Josiah Wedgwood. At end of text, printed across width of sheet: "He that stealeth a man and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Exod. xxi.16. England has 800,000 slaves, and she has made them free. America has 2,250,000! -- and she holds them fast!!! Sold at the Anti-Slavery Office, 130 Nassau Street" Slavery was abolished in Great Britain in 1833. The Society is known to have had its office at 144 Nassau Street from May 1835-1836. The Cushing Library/Laughlin copy was acquired with Am I not a man and a brother? wood block by Josiah Wedgwood. Purchased for the Cushing Library/Laughlin Collection by The Cushing Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 broadside (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations ; 48 x 32 cm. |